Jacques Delecluse

Method for Snare Drum

Presented in French, English, Italian and German.

Méthodes de Caisse-Claire by Jacques Delécluse (born 1933) is a method for snare drum written for beginners. Including many explanations and comments, Méthodes de Caisse-Claire in 46 pages contains many technical exercises and some studies that will develop the technique and the musicality of the learner. It is believed that good results will be obtained if nuances, emphases, liaisons and various annotations are learned and practiced, as part of a wider logical regime.

The author, Jacques Delécluse, is a soloist at the Paris Orchestra and a professor at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris. He has conceived a keyboard-percussion instrument that holds his name and is also the author of a series of seven books la manière de for drums and piano.